diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 78181c03d9c7..d748d4e5455d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -507,8 +507,7 @@ void resched_cpu(int cpu)
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!raw_spin_trylock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags))
-		return;
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
 	resched_curr(rq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
 }